Category: Independent News

  • Isabel expected to hit Jersey Shore on Friday

    Storm set to rainon county could causeerosion, flooding BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Storm set to rain on county could cause erosion, flooding BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer As Hurricane Isabel barrels toward the East Coast, local municipalities are bracing for the impact on late Thursday or early Friday. Although Monmouth County may not…

  • Middletown Day offers balloon rides

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — If you’d like ride in a beautiful balloon, you may want to attend this year’s Middletown Day. The ninth annual event, which will return to the grounds of Croydon Hall, Leonardville Road, on Sept. 20, will feature hot air balloon rides this…

  • Library to host

    Archives and History Day The preservation of New Jersey history will be the focus of Archives and History Day, which will be held Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Monmouth County Library headquarters in Manalapan. Celebrated during Archives Week, Archives and History Day was established by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference in 1996.…

  • Residents speak out on Freneau housing

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The township’s Planning Board met with a developer and area residents to address a proposal to build mostly age-restricted housing in its Freneau section. The Sept. 9 meeting was a presentation of the township’s general development plan. "The intent was to first provide some…

  • Before the storm

    Before the storm Find out how you will be warned. Plan an evacuation route. Learn safe routes inland. Learn where nearby shelters are located. Develop an emergency communication plan in case family members are separated from one another (during the day when adults are at work and children are at school). Have a plan for…

  • Preparing for the storm

    Hurricane WatchListen to radio or television for Preparing for the storm Hurricane Watch Listen to radio or television for Hurricane Watch Listen to radio or television for hurricane progress reports. Check emergency supplies. Fill your car’s gas tank; check oil and water. Refill prescription medicines Check your hurricane supplies kit and buy the things you…

  • Amanda’s Easel gets reprieve from state

    By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HAZLET — In a move that will save the Amanda’s Easel art therapy program, the state restored funding for the program in its 2004 budget. 180, Turning Lives Around, formerly the Women’s Center of Monmouth County, was notified last month that the state reversed its initial…

  • Hawks ride defense for a season-opening victory

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Behind its rock solid defense, the Monmouth University football team took a big step toward erasing the memories of 2002. The Hawks opened the 2003 season in West Long Branch Saturday, blanking St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, 24-0. The defense, led by All-American linebacker Joe Sentipal,…

  • County library to host

    Archives and History Day The preservation of New Jersey history will be the focus of Archives and History Day which will be held Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Monmouth County Library headquarters in Manalapan. Celebrated during Archives Week, Archives and History Day was established by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference in 1996.…